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Anonymous   09-23-2008 at 04:01:58 PM

Hello,

I'm looking to put my WD10EACS in my Cooler Master XCraft 360 casing to full potential.

I need an eSATA ExpressCard and eSATA cable.

So I was looking around eBay and found an eSATA ExpressCard adapter. My eSATA cable is only 1m long, which is not comfortable for me.

Anyway, my question today is, what is the maximum length of the eSATA cable? I've been looking around and it tells me that if my adapter is active, I can go 2m with my cable, if it's passive only 1m cable maximum.

Which bears the question, how do I tell if my ExpressCard adapter is active or passive?

Please advise

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andrewlang   05-02-2009 at 05:16:55 AM
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Anonymous wrote :

Hello,

I'm looking to put my WD10EACS in my Cooler Master XCraft 360 casing to full potential.

I need an eSATA ExpressCard and eSATA cable.

So I was looking around eBay and found an eSATA ExpressCard adapter. My eSATA cable is only 1m long, which is not comfortable for me.

Anyway, my question today is, what is the maximum length of the eSATA cable? I've been looking around and it tells me that if my adapter is active, I can go 2m with my cable, if it's passive only 1m cable maximum.

Which bears the question, how do I tell if my ExpressCard adapter is active or passive?

Please advise



Most people have no problem using a 2m eSATA cable. In fact, we are going to do some experimenting with 3m cables since there seems to be demand for it. They'll be coming in soon. Not only are these priced really low, but they have a lifetime warranty and we'll price match on these.

I'm not entirely sure about the active/passive adapter situation. Perhaps everyone that has bought these cables has had active adapters but I've never had a complaint about a cable not working at 2 meters. If all else fails you can always return it within 30 days... still 15 dollars less than buying a cable from best buy.

Cheers

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